Sarasota's Stylish Street Party

Cool fashions on the Chillounge catwalk.

By Carol Tisch

Federico Fellini had nothing over Rainer Scheer. The mind boggles at the mélange of images and characters Rainer has conjured for the second annual www.chilloungenight.com on Saturday night, March 21. (Read about how the first event raised the bar for local parties). First, Palm Avenue will be transformed into an outdoor patio lounge filled with hundreds of daybeds and outdoor furniture. Then there’s the amalgam of entertainment: opera singers, tango performances, Brazilian samba dancers and drummers on parade.

The event takes place between 6 and 11 pm, and at 8:00 (in the midst of this potpourri of controlled phantasmagorical chaos) a runway fashion show will feature clothes from three of Sarasota’s most fashion-forward, elegant stores. So let’s review: We get to sip Cointreau while sitting in fabulous lounge furniture like this (Rainer owns three containers-full and won’t sell me any):

And when we begin to relax (I mean…”chill”), we get to see the hottest clothes that have just arrived at Kelietza, Juno and Jove, and La Mariee for spring and summer in a runway show presented by Piper-Heidsieck (with models’ makeup and hair provided by Ana Molinari). Keliezta will be showing collections from all over the world, and one of my favorites is Ports 1961. Juno and Jove will premiere its first collection by Evan & Dean, a hip, new eco-friendly fashion house out of Canada.

The new Evan & Dean collection at Juno and Jove.

Though a Cleopatra daybed parade benefit for Wendy Mann Resnick's United Cerebral Palsy, has been planned for months, Kelietza, Juno and Jove, and La Mariee just announced they will contribute an additional 5 percent to UCP on everything sold in their stores on the 20th and 21^st.when everything in the stores will be 15 percent for a “Get Your Chillounge Night Outfit” special promotion.

GoldCoast Eagle/Michelob Ultra and SunCoast Motorsport/Audi are co-presenting sponsors for the event; and dozens more are supporting Chillounge Night, including Sarasota Magazine. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the gate. Valet parking will be available, and guests can expect great food and drinks from local upscale restaurants. Attendees must be 21 years or older to attend.

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